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Morris Bishop Papers,1901-1974

Collection Number: 14-18-641

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library

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Container		Description	Date
		Series I. Boxes 1-49: A copy of the paper guide to this collection is available by clicking here. (1Morris Bishop PDF)
		Series II. Correspondence
Box 52	Folder 1	Xerox copies of letters	1944
Box 52	Folder 2-3	Xerox copies of letters	1945
Box 52	Folder 4	Xerox copies of letters	1946-1947
Box 52	Folder 5	Xerox copies of letters	1948-1949
Box 52	Folder 6	Xerox copies of letters	1950-1952
Box 52	Folder 7	Xerox copies of letters	1960-1961
Box 52	Folder 8	Xerox copies of letters	1927
Box 52	Folder 9	Xerox copies of letters	1928-1931
Box 52	Folder 10	Xerox copies of letters	1931-1937
Box 52	Folder 11	Xerox copies of letters	1938-1941
Box 52	Folder 12	Xerox copies of letters	1942-1943
Box 52	Folder 13	Xerox copies of letters	1943, 1961-1968
Box 52	Folder 14	Xerox copies of letters, Maurice Graham
Box 52	Folder 15	Xerox copies of letters	1963-1975
Box 52	Folder 16	Xerox Copies of Nabokov letters and item list
Box 53	Folder 5	Two letters to Santa Claus	1900
Box 53	Folder 7	Correspondence about MB's publications mainly to Alison Mason Kingsbury	1970s-1980s
Box 53	Folder 8	Letters relating to Morris Bishop gifts to Cornell	circa 1970s
Box 53	Folder 13	Letters from Athens to Keith Falkner at Cornell	1951-52
		letters sent to Alison Jolly by Julia Falkner also 1953 concert with Keith Falkner, Willard Straight hall
Box 53	Folder 16	Portrait of Morris Bishop by Kenneth Evett with letter and article
Box 53	Folder 17	copy of letter from Charles Nisbert to Lord Buchan	Oct 15th 1794
		copy of letter from Charles nisbert, formerly of Montrose, Scotland from Carlisle, Pennsylvania, to his friend Lord Buchan in Edinburgh
Box 53	Folder 20-22	Letters from Morris Bishop to grandmother Martha Gilbert	1904-1920s
		mostly to aunt Marion Gilbert. Excerpted in 'I think I Have been here before'. Also two small people made of string
Box 53	Folder 19	letters to Morris Bishop,	1907-1947
		Includes letter from his daughter Alison Bishop with photographs, and loose landscape photographs
Box 54	Folder 21	Marion E. Gilbert letters	circa 1960s
		letters
		Series III. Documents and Family Material
Box 53	Folder 1	Extract from I think I have been here before	1981
Box 53	Folder 2	Copyrights of Morris Bishop's writings
Box 53	Folder 3	List of books published and supporting contracts
Box 53	Folder 4	Senior Year Book for Yonkers High School	1909
		Includes names of class and faculty members, edited by MB.
Box 53	Folder 5	Small black address book	1968
Box 53	Folder 5	Two school exercise books, one for Bessie Gilbert, one for Morris Bishop which also contains drawings and photographs
Box 53	Folder 6	MB's obituaries and who's who entry	1973
Box 53	Folder 9	History of the Buccaneers of America	1909
		by James Burney, gift to Morris Bishop
Box 53	Folder 10-12	Information on the Gilbert Geneologies
		contains letters, photos and family documents relating to family history
Box 53	Folder 13	Morris Bishop Athens	1951-52
		notes for course of 'American Life and Civilization' Fulbright professorship, Athens, 'As if I'm supposed to teach civilization to the Greeks'
Box 53	Folder 14	Morris Bishop miscellaneous	1960-70s
Box 53	Folder 15	The adventure of the Paralysed Canary	1930s?
		Sherlock Holmes spoof
Box 53	Folder 15	Canticle music score
		Morris Bishop left a small sum for an annual dinner of the romance language dept. of Cornell. He stipulated that they should chant the enclosed doggerel, later set to music by Prof. Alice Colby-Hall
Box 53	Folder 15	A Song of Jocy, Warren Benson, Plymouth Music Co., Inc.
Box 53	Folder 18	Sale of Vladimir Nabokov collection by Glen Horowitz
Box 53	Folder 23	Morris Bishop notebook	1907
		with catechism answers and list of stocks held - only date 1907
Box 53	Folder 23	wallet - Edwin Rubergall Bishop, Morris Bishop's father
		photo of ERB in uniform of Dufferin Rifles, Canada. ERB Naturalizaion USA certificate 1890 book of hand-copied uplifting quotes including Auinas and Danty. ERB draft will providing for guardianship and ducation of sons Morris and Edwin (Ted)
Box 54	Folder 12	Cornell Athletics Membership tickets booklets	1910-1914
Box 54	Folder 12	Historic Cornell postcards	1911
		Morris Bishop bought old unused postcards from 2nd hand shops and sent them to bewildered friends.
Box 54	Folder 13	Bessie E Gilbert's diary	1878-1886
Box 54	Folder 15-16	Original "Morris Bishop: Eighty Years" manuscript
Box 54	Folder 17	Morris Bishop's souvenirs	1950s -1977s
		Contains letters, cards, newpaper cuttings and other souvenirs
Box 54	Folder 18	Morris Bishop's biographical material	1893-1970s
		Contains newspaper cuttings, copies of will, letters.
Box 54	Folder 19	Ted Bishop photographs and documents	circa 1914-1950s
Box 54	Folder 20	John P. Gilbert will and letters	circa 1950s
		copy of will and letters
Box 56	Folder 8	Morris Bishop Old light verse
Box 55		Gilbert family documents	circa 1890-1920s
		Includes newspaper cuttings, diary, letters, address book and other documents, photos
Box 57	Folder 2	Bishop Geneology	circa 1930s-60s
		mainly letters relating to family tree
Box 57		Marriage Vow book, with baptism and confirmation certificates
Box 57		Common Prayer book used by Edwin and Bessie Bishop
Box 62		Morris Bishop's baby book
Box 62		Two sashes worn by Erskine Mason, Alison Mason Kingsbury's grandfather
Box 58	MU-944-947	Doctoral Hoods
Box 58		Hofstra diploma
	MU-948	Morris Bishop suitcase
Box 59	MU-2306-2346	Pins and medallions
Box 60	MU-2347	Fur regalia
		Series IV. Photographs
Box 53	Folder 24	Morris Bishop and Huntington club members	1910-1913, 1960
Box 53	Folder 25	Dedication of Clark Hall	1965
Box 53	Folder 25	Bishop at dedication of Clark Hall, Cornell	1965
Box 53	Folder 25	Group at dinner at the Captain's table, De Grasse, setting out for Greece	1952
Box 53	Folder 25	Edith Fox, Morris Bishop and Alison Mason Kingsbury photo	1965
Box 53	Folder 25	Cornell group photo for dedication of plaque at apartment buildings	circa 1960s
		for dedication of plaque on the apartment buildings
Box 53	Folder 25	Colgate - honorary PhD's	circa 1959
Box 53	Folder 25	meeting of Canadian Library Association	1950
Box 53	Folder 25	class of 1914	1964
Box 53	Folder 25	portrait photo of Morris Bishop taken in the American Institute of Arts and letters	1973
		taken in the American Institute of Arts and letters
Box 53	Folder 25	reproduction of oil portrait of Morris Bishop	1930
Box 53	Folder 25	photo of MB, AMK, Billy Gilbert and Rosette Hargrove	1935
Box 53	Folder 25	Morris Bishop with Mark Vandoren and John Holmes	circa 1960s
Box 53	Folder 25	Morris Bishop and Alison Mason Kingsbury	circa 1960s
Box 53	Folder 25	40 years reunion	1954
Box 53	Folder 25	Morris Bishop portraits	1940s-1960s
Box 53	Folder 25	Morris Bishop giving a speech	1952
Box 53	Folder 26	Pictures of Morris Bishop	1920-1940s
Box 53	Folder 27	Harriet Gilbert
Box 53	Folder 28	Miscellaneous friends	circa 1880-1940
Box 53	Folder 29	Edwin and Morris, Betsy Childs, Francis Gilbert
Box 53	Folder 30	Ethel Cooke, Susannah Farr Bishop, William Morris Gilbert Jr.
Box 53	Folder 30	Ithaca scenery
Box 53	Folder 30	Morris Bishop	circa 1900-1920
Box 54	Folder 1	Morris Bishop as a young man	circa 1910
		various sizes
Box 54	Folder 1	Morris Bishop	circa 1955
Box 54	Folder 1	portrait photo of Morris Bishop	1963
Box 54	Folder 2	Photos of Marion Gilbert	circa 1890s
Box 54	Folder 3	Bessie and Edward R. Bishop	1890s
Box 54	Folder 3	Morris Bishop WWI and WWII photos	1915-1945
Box 54	Folder 3	Morris Bishop photos	1960s-1970s
Box 54	Folder 4	Martha Bailey Gilbert
Box 54	Folder 4	Bailey, Cheeman, and Woodside relatives
Box 54	Folder 5	May Bishop
Box 54	Folder 5	Edwin R. Bishop	1870s-1890s
Box 54	Folder 6	Ted and Morris Bishop, Edwin G. Bishop,	1900s
Box 54	Folder 7	Photos of Alison Mason Kingsbury and Morris Bishop	circa 1930s
Box 54	Folder 8	Morris Job Gilbert	circa 1880-1901
Box 54	Folder 9	Ted and Morris Bishop, Edwin G. Bishop,	1890s-early 1900s
Box 54	Folder 10	Marion E. Gilbert	1878-ca.1900
Box 54	Folder 11	Little album from Yonker's House, with Edwin, May, and others	1905
Box 54	Folder 11	Mary Nellis Bishop, Mary Bishop Farr, Lou Gilbert, Samuel Gilbert, Sarah Gilbert, "Bleak House"
Box 54	Folder 11	Willard, NY photo postcards
Box 54	Folder 11	John Parke Gilbert
Box 54	Folder 11	Morris Bishop photos from Anner Weeks' desk	1960s-1970s
Box 54	Folder 12	Photos of Morris Bishop sent by Joan Gilbert Martin, 158 Belvedered Terrace Santa Cruz CA 95062
		1. Morris Bishop: WW1 lieutenant. 2. Morris Bishop and unidentified friend in France, WW1. 3. Morris Bishop and French Railway, WW11. 4. House in Ithaca - not 903 Wyckof. 5. Clipping of Morris Bishop's brother Edwin G. Bishop (uncle Ted) City Clerk 1927.
Box 54	Folder 14	Red foldout album with photos of Edwin R. Bishop and three others
Box 56	Folder 1	Morris Bishop portraits, Alison Mason Kingsbury and Bishop
Box 56	Folder 2	photo from a scene from a play, Ithaca	circa 1930
		group photo dressed as angels?
Box 56	Folder 3	May Bishop
Box 56	Folder 3	large photo of MrsLivingston Farrand	1946
Box 56	Folder 3	large portrait photo of Conway Todd
		architect of 903 Wyckoff Road, Ithaca
Box 56	Folder 4	Morris Gilbert
Box 56	Folder 5-6	Reverend William Morris Gilbert and family	circa 1865-1924
Box 56	Folder 7	collection of photos and negatives of Morris Bishop and Alison Mason Kingsbury	various
Box 57	Folder 1	Frances Schultz
Box 61		Framed photographs and dagguerotypes of various family members	1860s-early 1900s
Box 62		Two photographs of Morris Bishop	1935
Mapcase Folder 4		Education and Social Economy Club, Panama International Exposition	1915
		Series V. Publications
		By Others
Box 52	Folder 17	Cornell Faculty Memorial Statements	1973-1974
Box 52	Folder 17	The Cornell Library Journal: Morris Bishop and Alison Mason Kingsbury bibliography-
Box 52	Folder 17	Cornell Step Ahead, Olin Library Reader Report	1971